This is the question that the Roman Governor Pontius Pilate asked of Jesus when Jesus was on trial for his life. Not a good sign when the judge at your trial is asking you this type of question. Perhaps P Pilate was asking, is truth absolute or relative? Is there any validity to the saying that there […]
December 6 – 10:30am Rev. Michael J. Carter The theme we are exploring this month is expectation. During this season of Advent, what are you anticipating or expecting to occur? New life is precious for it is pregnant with possibilities. What is going to be born in you this season? Have you been true to your vision […]
The theme for November is ancestry. Well, that can mean many things to many people. I am focusing on our common human ancestry. After all, we all come from a common source; we just call it by different names. Many times, “words” get in the way when we attempt to communicate with one another, and yet words […]
Letting go is one of the most difficult (and frightening) things we are called to do in this life. Whether it is the loss of employment, a relationship, a move to another geographical location, you name it, the fear of the unknown will keep us stuck in situations long past their expiration date. But once we surrender (not […]
September’s theme is “Invitation.” Accordingly, I invite you to join me in exploring the topic of Fundamentalism and Doubt. Writer Ann Lamont says that doubts are the ants in the pants of faith. That being said, one of the challenges on planet earth is co-existing with others who are more theologically certain than we are about the […]
“What does it mean to be a people of faith?” asks the Soul Matters guide for February. The packet begins by offering two quotes: “Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole stair case,” Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and “I love the recklessness of faith. First you leap, […]